Roland Rudolf

Roland Rudolf (born August 6, 1985) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.

[1] He is an eight-time All-American swimmer, a multiple-time Hungarian titleholder in the age groups (1997–2004), and a two-time finalist at the 2002 European Junior Swimming Championships in Linz, Austria.

Rudolf competed for Hungary in a backstroke double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Leading up to the Games, he posted a lifetime tech-suit best of 1:59.00 (200 m backstroke) to eclipse the FINA A-standard (1:59.72) by 0.72 of a second at the USA Swimming Grand Prix in Columbus, Ohio.

Rudolf missed out the semifinals by a half-second deficit (0.50), as he shared a nineteenth-place tie with Austria's Sebastian Stoss in the prelims.